Zach Galifianakis Interviews Jon Hamm

And he made me laugh, even though I’m still seething over my $45 parking ticket.

I was so close to not getting it, too. I walked out of the coffee shop and the meter jerk was slinking away. I’m not exaggerating, the man was slinking, sneaking, skulking away from the scene to his metermobile. [...]

Jon Stewart Grills Mike Huckabee on Gay Marriage

This was another long-form interview (for the Daily Show, anyway) where Stewart gets a chance to dig deeper into an issue with his guest. This time, Mike Huckabee’s feet were held to the fire as Stewart doggedly tried to get him to explain his reasoning against gay marriage.

There are a couple of points, [...]

Prop 8: The Musical!

Marc Shaiman, you genius.

I love you, Neil Patrick Harris. And Jack Black still does the best Jesus (or Jeepers Creepers).

Blitzen Trapper at The Echo

Their name sounds like a video game or a metal band, but they’re more indie pop with a bit of folk and electro thrown in. There’s not much electro in the songs on their myspace page, but that’s a good reason to go see them live, as the keyboards were stronger in the mix.

Poor [...]

The Man Himself Rickrolls the Planet

Far out. NYC just got pwned:

Rick Astley, you are made of awesome and win.

Hamster on a Piano

Yeah, it’s official: anything you can think of, you can find on YouTube. Ancient commercial about obscure action figures? Check. People getting punched in the face in slow motion? Check. Guy who found a super cute video of a hamster eating a piece of popcorn on a piano keyboard and decided to make a goofy [...]

I Heart Penn Jillette

I probably disagree with him more than I agree, certainly politically. But he’s charming, he’s forthright, he’s loaded with integrity, and he says what he thinks, no bullshit (that’s a joke, son).